After a rather disappointing harvest due to root aphids, and other smaller problems (link in my sig) i'm going to try and redeem myself. Fortunately this is merely an experimental room, and not my main production area. Still it's a blow to any growers ego to have a less than satisfactory harvest. Anyway enough sentiments. The bloom room houses a single 600w phantom ballast with a vertically hung agrosun bulb (prefer ushio's, but agrosun is a close second). Both are well built (withstand digital ballasts no problem) and serve their purpose quite well. Juice for this run will be PBP Bloom for soil and coco with added cal-mag. I'm not big on additives, but will use a couple this run that I have found to be beneficial. Strains are jack herer, 3 phenos selected last grow from my satori f2 seeds, romulan, and a mystery seed I found when I moved into this spot. More might be added in the coming weeks if space permits. Media is a recycled blend of mostly GH cocotek, napa floor dry, and residual amounts of happy frog. Currently hand watering, but i'm considering setting up a drip system.
Veg - Fed from clone through first 40% of flowering period
200-300ppm tap water
15 ml per gal biothrive grow (This proved a little too strong, switched back to h3ads ratio. 5ml biothrive grow + 5ml biothrive bloom)
5-10ml per gal. cal-mag plus
5ml per gal. ful-power fulvic acid
5ml per gal. dynagro protekt silica
5ml per gal. EM+
Bloom
Tap water
10ml per gal. PBP Bloom soil & coco
5ml per gal cal-mag plus
5ml per gal. ful-power fulvic acid
5ml per gal. dynagro protekt silica
5ml per gal. EM+
Bloom formula is untested for me, but is based on shroomdr's bloom recipe (He uses only PBP bloom and cal-mag). I'll adjust as required.
Juice from the last grow. 5ml per gal each mimics h3ad's coco recipe. Worked quite well, but biothrive doesn't seem like it would play well with a drip system, hence the switch to PBP.
Juice for this round. Think I could have just used some epsoms for mag as my tap contains plenty of calcium already. Tom hill has me convinced me loads of calcium is a beneficial though and so far no problems. I trust tom.....
These are the additives. Spinosad is being added at 15ml per gal. to battle any bad bugs that may still be in the root system (I dumped all infected media). I have read mixed reviews on it's effectiveness with root aphids, but so far it seems to be working. Maybe because I got rid of the RA, maybe not, but it's not hurting anything so whatever. EM+ is added to keep the res from going stagnant (been 5 days with biothrive and no smell, normally that stuff goes bad in 2-3 days), plus it has many beneficial effects in the media (makes roots grow like crazy, protects from root rot, builds healthy bioshpere, etc.). I recommend everyone look into em+, stuff has a million and one uses in and out of the grow room. Fulvic is added for it's chelating properties. Silica for stem wall strength, and according to crazy composer better burn properties. Fish for a nitrogen boost if needed, or mixed with bloom to make a veg formula. Molasses for carbs and micro minerals, when I feel like it. PH down is pretty self explainatory.
Random shot of some things in the veg room
Jack herer mother about a week ago at start of 12/12. She's around 3 ft wide and just as tall.
Group shots of the satori's and mystery seed
Shot of the mystery seedling
Forgive the hps, i'll try and remember to snap some updated shots with the lights off in the next few days. It looks like an nitrogen or mag def in some of the pictures, but it's just the lighting. Everything is healthy and green.
Veg - Fed from clone through first 40% of flowering period
200-300ppm tap water
15 ml per gal biothrive grow (This proved a little too strong, switched back to h3ads ratio. 5ml biothrive grow + 5ml biothrive bloom)
5-10ml per gal. cal-mag plus
5ml per gal. ful-power fulvic acid
5ml per gal. dynagro protekt silica
5ml per gal. EM+
Bloom
Tap water
10ml per gal. PBP Bloom soil & coco
5ml per gal cal-mag plus
5ml per gal. ful-power fulvic acid
5ml per gal. dynagro protekt silica
5ml per gal. EM+
Bloom formula is untested for me, but is based on shroomdr's bloom recipe (He uses only PBP bloom and cal-mag). I'll adjust as required.
Juice from the last grow. 5ml per gal each mimics h3ad's coco recipe. Worked quite well, but biothrive doesn't seem like it would play well with a drip system, hence the switch to PBP.
Juice for this round. Think I could have just used some epsoms for mag as my tap contains plenty of calcium already. Tom hill has me convinced me loads of calcium is a beneficial though and so far no problems. I trust tom.....
These are the additives. Spinosad is being added at 15ml per gal. to battle any bad bugs that may still be in the root system (I dumped all infected media). I have read mixed reviews on it's effectiveness with root aphids, but so far it seems to be working. Maybe because I got rid of the RA, maybe not, but it's not hurting anything so whatever. EM+ is added to keep the res from going stagnant (been 5 days with biothrive and no smell, normally that stuff goes bad in 2-3 days), plus it has many beneficial effects in the media (makes roots grow like crazy, protects from root rot, builds healthy bioshpere, etc.). I recommend everyone look into em+, stuff has a million and one uses in and out of the grow room. Fulvic is added for it's chelating properties. Silica for stem wall strength, and according to crazy composer better burn properties. Fish for a nitrogen boost if needed, or mixed with bloom to make a veg formula. Molasses for carbs and micro minerals, when I feel like it. PH down is pretty self explainatory.
Random shot of some things in the veg room
Jack herer mother about a week ago at start of 12/12. She's around 3 ft wide and just as tall.
Group shots of the satori's and mystery seed
Shot of the mystery seedling
Forgive the hps, i'll try and remember to snap some updated shots with the lights off in the next few days. It looks like an nitrogen or mag def in some of the pictures, but it's just the lighting. Everything is healthy and green.